CTO Award Nomination Deadline Extended to THIS FRIDAY! Take Advantage of this Opportunity to Nominate an Outstanding CTO!

In response to several requests for additional time, the NVTC/Washington Technology Government Contractor CTO Innovator Awards nomination deadline has been extended to THIS FRIDAY.

Take advantage of this opportunity to give your CTO or the CTO at a partner or client company the recognition they deserve. If your CTO helps achieve results for your customers, has used technology to connect the dots between customer needs and business opportunities, or exhibits superior leadership skills, submit your nomination for the 2011 NVTC/Washington Technology Government Contractor CTO Innovator Awards by Friday, October 7, at 5 p.m.!

Candidates from small, midsize and large businesses can be nominated by their company, customers and business partners. An independent panel of leaders from the government contracting community will select the winners, who will be honored by Washington Technology magazine and the Northern Virginia Technology Council on-stage in front of more than 750 members of the technology community at TechCelebration, NVTC's Annual Banquet on November 14.

Click here to learn more about the CTO Innovator Awards, judging criteria or to nominate an outstanding CTO.

Nominations are due THIS FRIDAY, October 7, 2011.

back to topNVTC and Sen. Warner to Honor Leaders of NVTC's Arlington National Cemetery Task Force at Nov. 14 TechCelebration Banquet

Charles F. Bolden Jr.

Join NVTC and the Northern Virginia technology community at our biggest networking event of the year: TechCelebration, celebrating 20 years of NVTC! During the event, NVTC and Sen. Mark Warner will honor the core team leaders of NVTC's Arlington National Cemetery Task Force with the 2011 Chairman's Award in recognition of their commitment of time, talent and hard work in the important effort to remedy the major record-keeping deficiencies at the Cemetery.

As a special tribute, NVTC also will present the Earle C. Williams Lifetime Achievement Award, which is presented to a person whose lifetime personal and professional endeavors have made a significant impact on the Northern Virginia technology community, to Dr. Alan G. Merten, president of George Mason University, who will retire in June 2012.

This night promises to bring excitement and networking with technology's brightest stars! Register now to be a part of this super NoVa celebration, 20 years in the making!

back to topLast Chance! Oct. 14 NVTC Titans Breakfast with Steve Case Is Almost Sold Out!

Steve Case

Join more than 575 of your NVTC colleagues on Friday, October 14, for the first Titans event of the 2011-2012 season to hear Startup America Chairman and Revolution CEO Steve Case provide insight on the state of innovation and entrepreneurship in our industry. Launched by President Barack Obama at the White House in early 2011, the Startup America Partnership is an independent alliance of innovative entrepreneurs, corporations, foundations, universities and other leaders focused on promoting the growth and success of U.S. entrepreneurs.

Also a member of the White House Council on Jobs and Competitiveness, Case was chosen to represent America's entrepreneurs at President Obama's joint Congressional address on Thursday, September 8. Case stated that he's pleased the government is focused on, "the pivotal role that entrepreneurs play in creating jobs and ensuring our nation's competitiveness. High-growth entrepreneurial businesses have been responsible for nearly all of the net jobs created in the last three decades  so policies that make it easier for entrepreneurs to start and expand companies must be at the epicenter of any jobs effort."

Case is one of America's best-known and most accomplished entrepreneurs and philanthropists. After years of partnering with more than a dozen entrepreneurs as an investor and mentor, he created Revolution in 2005 to oversee his rapidly expanding investments. Case also co-founded America Online (AOL) in 1985, served as AOL Time Warner Chairman of the Board until 2003 and is Chairman of the Case Foundation, which has invested in hundreds of organizations, initiatives and partnerships in the U.S. and around the globe.

You won't want to miss this opportunity to hear the man CNBC calls "one of the nation's greatest entrepreneurs!"

back to topNVTC TechPAC Announces Endorsements for Several General Assembly Seats in Northern Virginia

The NVTC TechPAC, the political action committee of the Northern Virginia technology community, announced its endorsement of 35 candidates running for General Assembly seats in Northern Virginia.

The announcement follows a six-month process where the 23-member TechPAC Board of Trustees reviewed each candidate's campaign platforms and proposals, voting records and positions on issues of importance to Northern Virginia's technology community. Three of the endorsements are for open seat races where TechPAC Trustees also conducted in-person interview sessions with each candidate and their opponent.

"Over the past six months, the NVTC TechPAC Board of Trustees devoted substantial time and effort toward evaluating candidates seeking to represent Northern Virginia's technology business community as members of Northern Virginia's General Assembly Delegation," said NVTC TechPAC Chairman Dendy Young, chairman and CEO of McLean Capital LLC. "While we did not engage in every race, we have endorsed these 35 candidates, all of whom we believe will support issues of importance to our technology community and champion policies and investments to promote a stronger Commonwealth."

back to topBreak Quota  Become a Sales Rock Star with the Business Development, Marketing & Sales Committee Oct. 18

Join the NVTC Business Development, Marketing and Sales Committee for the 2011 Sales Rock Star Panel, one of the most popular committee events of the year!

Learn how to break quota for your company from successful Sales Rock Star panelists who will not only share secrets to breaking through their quotas in this tight economy, but also describe what they are doing differently to make themselves sales rock stars.

back to topGrow Your Company: Insightful Strategies to Advance Your Startup or Small Business on Oct. 20

Join the Small Business and Entrepreneur Committee on Thursday, October 20, for Grow Your Company: Insightful Strategies to Advance Your Startup or Small Business. At this must-attend event, several successful entrepreneurs from the technology community will share their wisdom and provide insight to aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners about how they grew their companies, the mistakes they made along the way and any additional advice they would give to new startups.

Many of the logo spots for the 2012 13th edition of NVTC's popular Techtopia Map have already been spoken for. Sign YOUR company up today while theres still time and space to be included! A logo spot on the Techtopia Map increases your organizations exposure in Northern Virginia and the Washington Metro area and helps a good cause at the same time. A portion of the Map proceeds will benefit the Equal Footing Foundation (www.efooting.org), which supports computer clubhouses for under-served youth in Fairfax and Fauquier Counties.

Individual logo spots are available for technology companies or technology nonprofits for just $1,000. There are also a limited number of industry-exclusive major sponsorships open to technology member companies or associate members in the legal, accounting, banking, recruiting and public relations/advertising industries for $4,000.

The map will be printed in poster, calendar and brochure formats in December 2011 and be distributed at an upcoming NVTC signature event. It will also appear in The Voice of Technology and Capital Business and in an interactive version on the NVTC website throughout 2012. Check out the online version of the 2011 Techtopia Map at http://techtopia2011.nvtc.org.

back to topAccredited Investors: Five Regional Technology Startups to Present Business Concepts at Entrepreneur Spotlight, Oct. 28

Are you an accredited investor looking to learn more about local technology startups? Join The Entrepreneur Center @NVTC as startups seeking seed and early-stage funding present their concepts in front of an audience of accredited investors at the next Entrepreneur Spotlight program, Friday, October 28.

The Entrepreneur Spotlight program allows both experienced and potential new investors to hear the exciting and innovative ideas of up-and-coming regional startups. Entrepreneur Spotlight focuses on companies that are truly in the startup phase and may only be looking for small amounts of funding.

During the event, the companies will take five minutes to present their business concepts and will have 10 minutes to answer questions from a panel. Event attendance is limited to individuals that qualify as accredited investors.

The program is intended solely to provide attendees an opportunity to learn about new emerging companies and hear directly from these entrepreneurs about what their companies do, how they do it, what markets they address and their plans for future growth. The program is informational only. No offering of securities will be made by any participants and neither this program nor the presentations by the participating companies should be deemed solicitations of interest for investment.

back to topNVTC's Bobbie Kilberg, IBM's Anne Altman, Amazon's Teresa Carlson and Six Other NVTC Members Named on Washingtonian's 100 Most Powerful Women List

Washingtonian magazine has announced its latest list of Washington's 100 Most Powerful Women in its October 2011 issue. Congratulations to NVTC President and CEO Bobbie Kilberg and NVTC Board members Anne Altman of IBM Corporation and Teresa Carlson of Amazon Web Services who were named to the list. Congratulations also go to Candace Duncan of Board member company KPMG, Linda Gooden of Board member company Lockheed Martin, Sharon Bulova of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and three other representatives of NVTC member companies: Gail McGovern of the American Red Cross, Sharon Percy Rockefeller of WETA and Katharine Weymouth of Washington Post Media. In addition, Democratic Virginia State Sen. Janet Howell was named to the list.

In its 100 Most Powerful Women list, Washingtonian magazine honors women leaders from the public, private and nonprofit sectors for their achievements and successes. For more information and to view the entire list, click here.

back to topNominations Are Now Open for the Entrepreneur Navigator Awards!

Nominations are now open for the Entrepreneur Navigator Awards. Now in its third year, the Entrepreneur Navigator Awards program recognizes leaders who have mentored and advised entrepreneurs and startups in the Greater Washington region. Join The Entrepreneur Center @NVTC in honoring individuals and organizations that have helped improve the quality of the entrepreneur community in our region by submitting a nomination today! Finalists and winners will be honored on February 2, 2012.

Nominations must be received by 5 p.m. on November 11. To learn more about the nomination criteria or to submit a nomination, click here.

back to topNow Online: Fall 2011 Telecom Issue of The Voice of Technology!

The Fall 2011 Voice of Technology is online now! Our latest issue focuses on how telecom companies are changing the way businesses and consumers stay connected, from mobile data to machine-to-machine technologies. The issue also features a Q & A with NVTC Board members and local telecom leaders Bob Johnson of Sprint, Michael Maiorana of Verizon Wireless, Kyle McSlarrow of Comcast/NBC Universal and J.D. Meyers of Cox Business Northern Virginia. Also in this issue is NVTC Board Member and CEO of Blue Canopy Bradley Schwartz on mobile computing, an "Up Close & Personal" with PNC Bank Executive Vice President and Virginia Market Executive Enrico Della Corna, a feature on Virginia Tech researchers forging the future of wireless technology and NVTC's Social Media Committee. Read The Voice of Technology now!

back to topNVTC Members Receive Discount for Nov. 10 SmartCEO Annual G3 Conference for C-Level Executives

Join SmartCEO magazine on November 10 at the Washington Hilton for the annual G3 Conference, bringing together C-level executives to share their real-life stories of success, failure, growth and innovation. Presenters include iconic CEOs of local businesses, acclaimed authors and national industry experts. In addition to sharing ideas and inspiration to out-perform and out-grow the competition, this one-day event will include an impressive tradeshow of solution providers.
This year, more than 500 business decision-makers will be inspired by speakers including keynote Harley-Davidson Motor Company's Brand Visionary and Communications Strategist Ken Schmidt, as he delivers a rousing keynote address over lunch.

NVTC members receive a special discount code for G3 Conference tickets. When registering, type NVTC in the promo-code box to receive the discounted price. To register, click here.

back to topSorensen Institute for Political Leadership Technology Breakfast TOMORROW

NVTC members are invited to join the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia at a technology breakfast, featuring a discussion of regional technology business issues and current political trends. Taking place tomorrow at the AOL Dulles Campus, the event will include a panel discussion featuring: NVTC Vice Chair Jim Sheaffer of CSC, Tom Davis of Board member company Deloitte and The Republican Main Street Partnership, Todd House of Board member company Micron Technology, Suresh Shenoy of Board member company Information Management Consultants Inc. (IMC) and Jim Corcoran of NVTC member Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce.

back to topWhat's the Outlook for Future Federal Spending? Find Out at the TechAmerica 2011 Vision Conference: Oct. 19-20

Join the TechAmerica Foundation October 19-20 at the 47th annual Vision Conference at the Waterford Conference Center in Springfield, Va. The Vision Forecast offers a detailed analysis of government agencies' spending plans in order to help the high-tech industry understand current and emerging government requirements for technology, services and equipment.

Day one of the Vision Conference is dedicated to providing a 10-year outlook for U.S. defense spending. Day two is dedicated to forecasting the next five years of federal civilian information technology spending, with keynote remarks from Thomas M. Davis, director of federal government affairs at Deloitte LLP.

The 11th annual Heroines in Technology event will be held Friday, October 21, at the Hyatt Regency Reston. At the gala, AFCEA NOVA and the March of Dimes will recognize the finalists and announce the Heroine award winners in the following categories: Rising, Individual, Corporate, AFCEA International Government and Lifetime Achievement. Five representatives of NVTC Board and member companies are among the finalists of the 2011 Heroines in Technology Awards: NVTC Board Member Marta Wilson of Transformation Systems Inc., Claire Billings and Regina Cotton of Board member company Lockheed Martin, Catherine Kuenzel of Board member company Northrop Grumman and Lisa Tompkins of NVTC member company The MITRE Corporation.

Since 2001, the Heroines in Technology program has recognized and honored women who have devoted their time, energy and resources to help our community.

To find interesting information and resources for entrepreneurs and small businesses, investigate The Entrepreneur Center @NVTC. Visit today at http://www.nvtc.org/tec/.

UPCOMING EVENTS Supported by The Entrepreneur Center @NVTC:

Startup ELEV8r Mobile 2011  Apply by October 7Hosted by The Innovators Network

The Innovators Network is hosting its inaugural pitch competition, Startup ELEV8r Mobile 2011. The first competition is focused on the white-hot mobile sector  all startups with a heavy emphasis on mobile are invited to apply.

Ten finalists will be flown to Austin, Texas, to participate in a one-day boot camp and one-on-one mentoring sessions with experts, and the winners will take home $100,000 in prize money.

Growing Strategically through Jobs, Contracting and Outsourcing  October 19Hosted by the MIT Enterprise Forum

What are the best strategies for growing your business? When should you hire full-time employees, work with contractors, or outsource here or overseas? It's all about minimizing risk and making the most of your resources as you grow in a challenging environment. Join the MITEF on October 19 to see how two early-stage companies are handling the growth curve, and hear the feedback they get from a panel of experts and our always-opinionated audience. If you're a job seeker or contractor, get an edge by learning what goes through an employer's head before a job gets posted.

The Small Business Investment Company and its Impact on Technology Transfer and Economic Development  October 19Hosted by the Technology Transfer Society of DC

The Technology Transfer Society of DC is pleased to present an open dialogue between Bridget Bean, Washington Metropolitan regional director of SBA, and Fizie Haleem, managing director for technology transfer and commercialization programs for the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development.

Please note: While not all NVTC committees host special events, all of our committees meet regularly and often host guest speakers. Be sure to check the committee calendar for details on upcoming meetings.

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